Honing Guide

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You can hone edge tools between grindings with this unique self-centering guide. Chisels and plane irons from 1/16" to 2-5/8" wide can be held securely in one of the two sets of stepped jaws. The accurately ground hardened steel roller glides across the surface of the stone to allow for a consistently fine edge. Complete instructions are included.

Hone edge tools between grindings with this unique self-centering guide

Chisels and plane irons from 1/16" to 2-5/8" wide can be held securely

The price is appealing but the jaws are so poorly designed and machined that you are not likely to ever get a square edge. The adjustment screw is so difficult to tighten that the blade will have moved by the time you get it snug. The wheel is too narrow and the jig will rock from side to side no matter how caredul you are, which produces a slant edge. Either of the Veritas jigs are better if you care about accurate honing. Might be a useful jig if you are sharpening a utility chisel that you don't care about but otherwise avoid it.

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10/28/2014

1.0

don't buy this!!!!

By Pat

from Ann Arbor, MI

About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

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This will not work at all, you cannot adjust it tight enough to hold your chisel without moving the angle setting, even then the chisel pops out. Totally non functioning, don't even think of spending any money on it.

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8/27/2014

1.0

Not worth buying

By Craig

from Macomb, MI

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Bad design

Poor Ergonomics

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This is the first tool I've ever had to return and woodcraft gave me no problem in doing so! For $9.99 I figured it was a good buy and it would of been if it wasn't complete junk. I tried sharpening several chisels from 1/4" to over 1" and it doesn't hold the chisels tight enough so they move and mess up your angle. Also with the narrower chisels its hard to keep them flat because the guide roller is too narrow. I exchanged it for the Veritas and it is definitely worth 6X the price!

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8/5/2014

1.0

Not what I expected

By Miranthis

from Shawnee KS

About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

Pros

Price

Cons

Design

Out Of Square

Best Uses

Paper weight

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Honing Guide
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I bought this on sale. It has one 'square side' and one 'convex side' to hold the blade in. The square side is not square and thus the tool cuts the bevel that is not square. I took it back and they said it was a common problem. I worked it over with a file and got the difference to within a 64th of an inch, which my plane can correct, so I chalked it up to getting what I paid for....Buy the better quality one.....you won't regret it.

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7/20/2014

2.0

Chisels don't stay in guide

By mhardy

from Corvallis, OR

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Chisels very easily pop out of the guide no matter how tight you make it. I'm regretting not spending the money for the Veritas. This guide is very frustrating to use.

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7/11/2014

1.0

cheap and it shows

By outback all day

from calera,al 35040

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Poor Ergonomics

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Use the product for small chesile and this a joke,even at the price.

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6/5/2014

4.0

good choice!

By Luciano Queiroz

from Assis, SP - Brazil

About Me Professional

Pros

Easy To Use

Ergonomic Design

Smooth Running

Cons

Not Good For Narrow Tools

Best Uses

Sharpening

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very good guide.. but I think that a wider roller will be better for narrow chisels, like 1/4, 1/8...

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2/25/2014

1.0

Not a well disigned honing guide.

By Wiseacre

from Midwest City, OK

About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer

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Cons

Doesn't Grip Chisel Well

Poor Ergonomics

Wheel To Narrow

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The guide wheel needs to be much wider. The narrow wheel makes it difficult to keep the chisel edge flat on the abrasive. It's very difficult to mount a chisel in the honing guide. This tool needs to be completly redesigned.

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12/23/2013

5.0

Great guide made better

By Knothead Shop

from Phila. PA

About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

Pros

Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Shaping/Finishing

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Honing Guide
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Bought this guide on the recommendation of several pros. A little bit of filing helps improve the grip of this guide. There are several videos on the filing improvements...follow these steps and the guide really sings.

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11/4/2013

3.0

It's the right idea, but ...

By Rayzor

from Joliet, IL

About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

Pros

All Metal

Easy To Use

Quiet

Smooth Running

Cons

Could Be Better

Best Uses

Polishing

Sharpening

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Honing Guide
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Basic design is OK, but with a few simple modifications it works perfectly. The two problems it has is holding chisels firmly, and its tendency to rock side-to-side on narrow chisels. I've attached a PNG to show the mods I made to it to correct for these deficiencies.